ka [From Indo-European /kw-/.] {relative clause particle}
kakate [From Latin 'actum', extant in Spanish, English, French, et al, with initial /k-/ from Hindi /karni/.] action -- the act or process of doing something
kakate-kalane [action+communication-unit.] n. demand to perform
kakate-kanisa-se [action+shirt.] n. Hawaiian shirt -- an "active" or wild shirt, usually with many colors and a hectic design
kakate-kesinu [action+science.] n. kinetics
kakate-kune [action+{opposite}.] n. inaction -- lack or absence of action (synonymous with 'cactbez')
kakate-nuni [action+absence.] n. inactivity
kaki [Unknown origin.] performance -- an activity or system of interaction involving two or more people (e.g., a ceremony, a contest, an opera)
kaki-kesinu [performance+science.] n. drama
kaki-sili [performance+bird.] n. manakin (Piprinae)
kaku [Unknown origin.] deficit, shortfall, insufficiency -- a smaller quality or number or degree or amount than expected or appropriate
kaku-kupi [deficit+copy.] n. imitation, counterfeit, forgery -- a copy that is represented as the original
kakute [Truncation of /akarkut/, a blend of Esperanto 'akra' and Latin 'acutus', extent in English, Spanish, Italian, et al.] sharp object -- an object having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing [scalar]
kakute-kaputa-tuna-nine [{sharp-object}+head+{augmentative}+fish.] n. sculpin (genus Myoxocephalus)
kakute-kasese [{sharp-object}+{abstraction}.] n. sharpness-- having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing [scalar
kakute-kune [{sharp-object}+{opposite}.] n. dull object -- a broad edge or a dull point unsuitable for cutting or piercing [scalar
kakute-kune [{sharp-object}+{opposite}.] n. dull object -- an object lacking a thin edge or fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing
kakute-kune-palana [{sharp-object}+{opposite}+plant.] n. cactus
kakute-kutane-kune-lepeti [{sharp-object}+front+{opposite}+reptile.] n. common iguana (Iguana)
kakute-lepeti [{sharp-object}+reptile.] n. thorny devil (Moloch)
kakute-lete [{sharp-object}+{diminutive}.] n. point -- a sharp or tapered end
kakute-lete-supaka [{sharp-object}+{diminutive}+opening+{verb}.] v. pierce
kakute-nale-sata [{sharp-object}+ocean+animal.] n. sea urchin
kakute-nane [{sharp-object}+mammal.] n. hedgehog
kakute-nasiku-nane [{sharp-object}+insect+mammal.] n. tenrec (Tenrecidae)
kakute-nine [{sharp-object}+fish.] n. porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)
kakute-nuku-sili [{sharp-object}+mouth+bird.] n. sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus)
kakute-nusike [{sharp-object}+rodent.] n. porcupine
kakute-palise [{sharp-object}+digit.] n. claw, talon
kakute-palise-tata [{sharp-object}+digit+amphibian.] n. clawed toad (Xenopus)
kakute-sila [{sharp-object}+weapon.] n. axe
kakute-sila [{sharp-object}+weapon.] n. caltrops
kakute-sila [{sharp-object}+weapon.] n. dart
kakute-sila [{sharp-object}+weapon.] n. hafervuh [blade+weapon] sword -- a weapon consisting of a long metal blade with a handle
kakute-sunu-kaneke-nasiku [{sharp-object}+sound+shell+insect.] n. click beetle (family Elateridae)
kakute-tuna [{sharp-object}+{augmentative}.] n. blade -- the long flat part of a tool or weapon that typically has a cutting edge
kala [From Hindi /kala/.] art -- the products of creativity; works of art collectively
kala-kali-sise [art+word+system.] n. art language, artlang -- a language specifically invented for a work of fiction or as a personal expression of its author
kala-kesinu [art+science.] n. connoisseurism
kala-kesinu [art+science.] n. graphic arts
kala-nasini [art+vehicle.] n. concept car
Kala-natinu-se [art+nation.] proper n. France, French Republic -- a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
kalane [From Arabic /kalam/.] communication unit -- a collection of words, oral or written or otherwise represented, conveying a central idea
kalane-kalane-kune [communication-unit+communication-unit+{opposite}.] n. oxymoron
kalane-kasese [communication-unit+{abstraction}.] n. communication
kalane-kesinu [communication-unit+science.] n. information theory
kalane-lete [communication-unit+{diminutive}.] n. symbol -- a symbol in a communication unit, such as the dot or the dash in Morse Code
kalane-lete [communication-unit+{diminutive}.] n. thought, idea
kalane-seta [communication-unit+set.] n. record -- anything providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
kalane-tuna-kelupe [communication-unit+{augmentative}+group.] n. file, dossier -- a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject
kalape [From Arabic /kalab/.] change, transformation -- a qualitative alteration ["become" - v.]
kalape-kali-sise [change+word+system.] n. interlingua -- an encoding of a language to represent its meaning for machine translation to another language
kalape-kisile [change+acid.] n. catalyst, accelerator -- a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
kalape-kune [change+{opposite}.] n. stability -- resistance of change
kalape-kune [change+{opposite}+{verb}.] v. keep; maintain -- to make so that something stays in a certain condition
kalape-nuni [change+absence.] n. stagnation
kala-pine [art+building.] n. theatre -- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
kala-pine-nesete [art+building+site.] n. stage -- large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
kalase [From Hindi /kras/, from Latin 'crux', extant in Russian, Spanish, English, Hungarian, et al.] cross -- a shape, mark or pattern formed by the intersection of two lines
kalase-kalane [cross+communication-unit.] n. ritual Christian prayer
kalase-kaletela [cross+road.] n. crossroad, intersection, meeting point, crossway, crossing, carrefour -- a junction where one street or road crosses another
kalase-kapina [cross+card.] n. the Zener card that has the cross on the face
kalase-kasese [cross+{abstraction}.] n. intersection -- a point where lines intersect
Kalase-kesinu-se [cross+science.] proper n. Christology
kalase-kune [cross+{opposite}.] n. parallel lines
kalase-kune [cross+{opposite}.] n. two parallel lines -- two coplanar lines that have the same slope and therefore do not intersect.
kalase-lete [cross+{diminutive}.] n. crisscross, cross, mark -- marking consisting of crossing lines
kalase-nupeti [cross+marriage.] n. endogamy, intermarriage, inmarriage -- marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
Kalase-nutu-kune-tine-se [cross+death+{opposite}+day.] proper n. Easter -- Christian celebration of the ascension of Christ
kalase-tata [cross+amphibian.] n. spring peeper (Hyla crucifer)
Kalase-tesu-sise-se [cross+god+system.] proper n. Christianity, Christian religion -- the system of Christian beliefs and practices
Kalase-tesu-sunane-se [cross+god+human.] proper n. Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer -- a Jewish prophet of the first century (circa 8 BC - 29 AD) slain on a cross by the Romans; to Christians he was both God and man: the Messiah sent to save the human race from the sin it inherited through the Fall of Man
Kalase-tesu-suna-pe-se [cross+god+choice+person.] proper n. Christ
kalase-tuna [cross+{augmentative}.] n. cross -- a cross as a heraldic emblem
kala-sili [art+bird.] n. bowerbird
kala-sise [art+system.] n. culture -- the tastes in art and manners that are favoured by a social group
kala-sunu-kalane [art+sound+communication-unit.] n. poem -- a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
kale [excrement+{adj.}.] adj. filthy, foul, nasty -- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
kale [From Russian /kal/.] feces, excrement -- solid excretory product
kale-kaletela [feces+road.] n. sewer
kale-kani [feces+garment.] n. diaper
kale-kasese [feces+{abstraction}.] n. filth, refuse
kale-kesinu [feces+science.] n. scatology
kale-kune [feces+{opposite}.] n. urine
kale-lete [feces+{diminutive}.] n. dropping (excrement)
kale-liku [feces+liquid.] n. diarrhea
kale-liku-napu [feces+liquid+obscenity.] n. an insult -- calling a person 'diarrhea'
kale-nasiku [feces+insect.] n. dung beetle
kalene [From Hindi /karn/.] agent -- person who does or brings about something
kalene-kalane [agent+communication-unit.] n. notification
kalenu [From Latin 'carn-, caro', "flesh", extant in Spanish and English.] flesh -- the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
kalenu-kalane [flesh+communication-unit.] n. polygraph?
kalenu-kasese [flesh+{abstraction}.] n. flesh -- the physical body in contrast to the soul or spirit
kalenu-kesinu [flesh+science.] n. dermatology
kalenu-kunane-kune-pe [flesh+eating+{opposite}+person.] n. vegetarian -- a person who abstains from eating meat (c.f. pantcompanjper)
kalenu-kune [flesh+{opposite}.] n. spirit -- the vital principle or animating force within living things
kalenu-lete [flesh+{diminutive}.] n. flab -- loose or flaccid body fat
kalenu-lipe [flesh+liberty.] n. promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around -- indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
kalenu-nape [flesh+parent.] n. biological parent
kalenu-nasini [flesh+vehicle.] n. the host organism of a parasite
kalenu-tuna [flesh+{augmentative}.] n. muscle, muscular tissue -- animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
kale-palate-lete-sili [feces+part+{diminutive}+bird.] n. thrush
kale-panupu [feces+bamboo.] n. punji stick -- sharpened bamboo stake concealed in high grass or deep mud to wound enemies and typically coated with excrement to infect the feet of victims
kalepe [From French 'carbone', extant in Arabic, Hindi, English, Spanish, Italian, Esperanto, Novial.] carbon, C -- an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotrophic forms (amorphous, graphite and diamond) that occur in all organic compounds
kalepe-kasese [carbon+{abstraction}.] n. carbon-based life
kalepe-kesinu [carbon+science.] n. organic chemistry
kalepe-kiki [carbon+measure.] n. carbon dating
kalepe-kisile [carbon+acid.] n. carbolic acid -- H2CO3
kalepe-kusulu [carbon+alcohol.] n. alkanol
kalepe-lalu [carbon+iron.] n. steel -- an alloy of iron, carbon and manganese
kalepe-lete [carbon+{diminutive}.] n. graphite -- soft allotrope of carbon with a metallic luster and a greasy feel, used in lead pencils, lubricants, paints, coatings and more
kalepe-liku [carbon+liquid.] n. soft drink, pop, soda, tonic, cold drink -- a nonalcoholic, flavored, carbonated beverage
kalepe-luna [carbon+moon.] n. lunar meteorite -- stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that was expelled from the Moon in a crater impact and that has reached the earth's surface
kalepe-nasini [carbon+vehicle.] n. coal car -- the car behind a steam locomotive carrying the coal used as fuel
kalepe-nuni [carbon+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. inorganic
kalepe-pata [carbon+water.] n. carbonated water, club soda, seltzer -- effervescent water, charged under pressure with purified carbon dioxide gas, usually containing salts and used as a beverage or mixer
kalepe-satisi-kusulu [carbon+satisfaction+alcohol.] n. alkanol
kalepe-satisi-kusulu-lete [carbon+satisfaction+alcohol+{diminutive}.] n. alkanal
kalepe-satisi-pitaku-kune [carbon+satisfaction+separation+{opposite}.] n. alkane -- saturated hydrocarbon
kalepe-satisi-pitaku-kune [carbon+satisfaction+separation+{opposite}.] n. saturated acyclic hydrocarbons (branched or unbranched)
kalepe-tu-lupete [carbon+two+air.] n. carbon dioxide, CO2
kalepe-tuna [carbon+{augmentative}.] n. diamond, adamant -- very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
kale-sasute [feces+container.] n. chamber pot
kalese [Latin 'classis', "class of citizens", extant in Russian, Spanish, English, et al.] class, kind, type -- any number of objects or events with a common attribute
kalese-kalane [class+communication-unit.] n. a message from a member of a group to a member of
kalese-kesinu [class+science.] n. sociology
kalese-kesinu [class+science.] n. taxonomy
kalese-lete [class+{diminutive}.] n. subclass -- a class which is a subset of a larger class.
kalese-tenetele [class+tendency+{adj.}.] adj. average, ordinary -- lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
kalese-tuna [class+{augmentative}.] n. superclass -- a larger class which contains the smaller class as a subset.
kaletela [From Spanish 'carretera'.] road, route -- an open way generally public for travel or transportation
kaletela-kalane [road+communication-unit.] n. street sign, traffic sign
kaletela-kasese [road+{abstraction}.] n. passage in general -- something that allows some tangible or abstract things to go through
kaletela-kesinu [road+science.] n. cartography
kaletela-lanase-nasini [road+{long-object}+vehicle.] n. pickup truck
kaletela-lapati-nasi [road+washing/cleaning+machine.] n. street cleaner, street sweeper -- a customized vehicle with machinery to wash and clean streets (typically used by a municipal sanitation department)
kaletela-lapati-nike [road+washing/cleaning+professional.] n. street cleaner, street sweeper -- a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)
kaletela-nanese [road+meat.] n. road kill
kaletela-nasini [road+vehicle.] n. automobile
kaletela-nasini [road+vehicle.] n. car, auto, automobile, motorcar -- four-wheeled; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
kaletela-nasini [road+vehicle.] n. car
kaletela-nasini-tuna [road+vehicle+{augmentative}.] n. truck, motortruck, lorry -- an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
kaletela-pitakesulina-kelepe [road+alphabet+play.] n. the alphabet game -- a diversion played in long car trips in which multiple players attempt to find in order the 26 letters on road signs, license plates, roadside shops, etc.
kaletela-sunu-sinata [road+sound+tool.] n. street organ
kale-telule [feces+fear.] n. coprophobia
kale-tuna [feces+{augmentative}.] n. manure
kale-tupuse-tile [feces+tube+body-part.] n. intestine
kale-tupuse-tile-tulese [feces+tube+body-part+{thick-object}.] n. colon
kali [From Arabic /kalim/.] word -- a unit of language that native speakers can identify
kalike [Blend of Hindi /gal/ and Arabic /halk/, with /g-l/ in Russian /glot/ and /gorl/ and in English 'gullet' and Italian 'gola', and with initial /g-/ in Spanish 'garganta', Esperanto 'gorg^o' and Novial 'guture'.] throat, pharynx -- the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
kalike-kesinu [throat+science.] n. laryngology
kalike-palate [throat+part.] n. neck -- the region of the body between the shoulders and the bottom of the head
kalike-silete [throat+shield.] n. scarf
kali-kesinu [word+science.] n. lexicology [vocsistsint would be linguistics
kalike-sisi [throat+movement.] n. bobbing of the adam's apple
kali-kune [word+{opposite}.] n. subtext
kali-kune-susite [word+{opposite}+meaning.] n. deeper meaning
kali-kunune [word+communication+{noun-modifier}.] adj. explicit
kali-kupate [word+fight.] n. quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup -- an angry verbal dispute
kali-nasini [word+vehicle.] n. voice-controlled vehicle
kali-nune-kunune [word+negation+communication+{noun-modifier}.] adj. implicit
kali-nune-kunune-kasese [word+negation+communication+{abstraction}.] n. picture, idea, gist, as in "Got the idea?" or "Got the picture?"
kali-nusika-kalane [word+music+communication-unit.] n. song -- a piece of music accompanied by spoken words
kali-pepe [word+creation.] n. word-making -- the coining of new words
kali-pitakesulina [word+alphabet.] n. kanji -- the Japanese characters that represent an entire word
kali-seta [word+set.] n. lexicon -- the set of words in a language
kali-sili [word+bird.] n. parrot (Psittacidae)
kali-sili-nine [word+bird+fish.] n. parrotfish (family Scaridae)
kali-sise [word+system.] n. language -- a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
kali-sise-lete [word+system+{diminutive}.] n. dialect
kali-telule [word+fear.] n. verbophobia
kali-tupa [word+pressing.] n. persuasion
kaluka [Late Latin 'calculare', "to calculate", extant in English 'calculator', Spanish 'calculador', et al.] peripheral -- an auxiliary device that works with a computer, such as a printer or scanner, or a subcomponent of a computer, such as a hard drive
kaluka-kalane [peripheral+communication-unit.] n. a message hidden in another
kaluka-kune [peripheral+{opposite}.] n. microprocessor
Kaluka-kune-se [peripheral+{opposite}.] proper n. CPU, central processing unit
kaluka-lete [peripheral+{diminutive}.] n. cable (c.f. sutcalc)
kaluka-nuni-kupute [peripheral+absence+computer.] n. iMac
kalusa [Blend of Welsh 'cara' and Latin 'ca:rus', "dear, beloved", extant in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian /caro/ and in English 'caress', 'cherish', et al; similar to Ilocano /karayo/, Breton /karout/ and Georgian /qvar/.] love -- a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
kalusa-kalane [love+communication-unit.] n. endearment
kalusa-kalusa-kune [love+love+{opposite}.] n. strong emotion
kalusa-kiki-sinata [love+measure+tool.] n. love meter -- a coin-activated amusement device that examines body temperature, pressure, etc. to determine someone's sexual potential
kalusa-kune [love+{opposite}.] n. hatred -- a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
kalusa-kunune [love+communication.] n. intimate conversation between lovers
kalusa-lete [love+{diminutive}.] n. fondness, liking -- a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
kalusa-liku [love+liquid.] n. love potion -- a liquid with supposed aphrodisiacal qualities
kalusa-nine [love+fish.] n. kissing gourami
kalusa-pala [fruit+love.] n. apple -- fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh [Word History: from the ancient Greek legend of the divine beauty contest that initiated the capture of Helen and the subsequent war on Troy.]
kalusa-pitakesulina [love+alphabet.] n. the groupings of O's and X's attached to a letter closing to denote affection
kalusa-pusata [love+mail.] n. love letter, billet doux -- a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
kalusa-sepe [love+pocket.] n. condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic -- contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
kalusa-sili [love+bird.] n. lovebird (Agapornis)
kalusa-tanu [love+injury.] n. grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness -- intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
kalusa-telule [love+fear.] n. erotophobia
kalusa-teneta [love+debt.] n. betrothal, troth, engagement -- a mutual promise to marry
kalusa-tile [love+body-part.] n. heart -- center of love supposed to be found in the human body
Kalusa-tine-se [love+day.] proper n. Friday
kalusa-tuna [love+{augmentative}.] n. passion -- intense love and desire
kalute [Blend of Arabic /kalb/ and Hindi /kuta/, with initial /k-/ in English 'canine' and Italian 'cane'.] dog, canine -- a domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris) related to the foxes and wolves and raised in a wide variety of breeds
kalute-kalane [dog+communication-unit.] n. barking
kalute-kapina [dog+card.] n. dog license
kalute-katuse [dog+cat.] n. hyena, hyaena -- nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion [Word History: "Hyenas are in their own family (along with the aardwolf). But they're related to cats: carnivores are divided into two major groups (suborders or superfamilies), and hyenas are in the same group with cats, civets, mongooses, etc. It seemed to me that hyenas were the most dog-like of the animals in the 'cat' group (Feloidea or Feliformia)." - Herman Miller]
kalute-kesinu [dog+science.] n. cynology
kalute-kune [dog+{opposite}.] n. cat
kalute-lete [dog+{diminutive}.] n. fox
kalute-lete [dog+{diminutive}.] n. puppy -- young dog
kalute-nala [dog+disparagement.] n. cur
kalute-nasini [dog+vehicle.] n. dog cart -- a small cart pulled by dogs
kalute-nine [dog+fish.] n. dogfish (Scyliorhinus)
kalute-tata [dog+amphibian.] n. barking treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)
kalute-telule [dog+fear.] n. cynophobia
kalute-tuna [dog+{augmentative}.] n. wolf
kalute-tuna-sunu-sinata [dog+{augmentative}+sound+tool.] n. (French) horn
kane [From Chinese /kan/.] sight, vision -- the ability to see
kane [sight+{verb}.] v. S see. S see O. S see O as X.
kane-kasese [sight+{abstraction}.] n. picture
kane-katipa [sight+bar.] n. rod (as in rods and cones)
kaneke [From Latin 'cancer', "crab, constellation Cancer", (extant in English, et al), with initial /k-/ in Hindi /kand/ and Spanish 'casco'.] shell -- the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
kaneke-kalane [shell+communication-unit.] n. ocean sounds from a shell
kaneke-kasese [shell+{abstraction}.] n. armor -- tough more-or-less rigid protective covering, used in combat
kaneke-kasese [shell+{abstraction}.] n. outer layer -- a thin covering around an object, like the crust of bread or the earth
kaneke-kesinu [shell+science.] n. conchology
kaneke-kune [shell+{opposite}.] n. skin, tegument, cutis -- a natural protective covering of the body
kaneke-kune-palate [shell+{opposite}+part.] n. scale -- one unit of skin on the body of a fish, reptile, suit oaf rmor, etc.
kaneke-lepeti [shell+reptile.] n. turtle, tortoise -- a reptile of the order Chelonia, with an external shell.
kaneke-lete [shell+{diminutive}.] n. toenail, fingernail -- horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
kaneke-nane [shell+mammal.] n. armadillo -- a mammal of the family Dasypodidae, with a shell-like protective covering.
kaneke-nasiku [shell+insect.] n. beetle (order Coleoptera)
kaneke-nasiku-kalape-sake [shell+insect+change+sack.] n. chrysalis -- a hard, solid form of pupa
kaneke-nasiku-natu-kune [shell+insect+adult+{opposite}.] n. grub -- the larva of a beetle
kaneke-nasini [shell+vehicle.] n. tank
kaneke-nine [shell+fish.] n. shellfish
kaneke-nuni [shell+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. shell-less
kaneke-nuni-nu-pete [shell+absence+one+foot.] n. slug -- terrestrial gastropod mollusks of the genus Limax and related genera, typically lacking a shell or having an incomplete shell
kaneke-nuni-sutale-sata [shell+absence+thread+animal.] n. slug
kaneke-nu-pete [shell+one+foot.] n. snail -- gastropod mollusks having a spirally coiled shell, broad retractile foot and distinct head, typically with eyestalks
kaneke-pata-sane [shell+water+bread.] n. pasta shells
kaneke-pulase [shell+hair.] n. horn
kaneke-pulase-lepeti [shell+hair+reptile.] n. horned lizard (Phrynosoma)
kaneke-pulase-nelike-tuna [shell+hair+deer+{augmentative}.] n. moose, a huge, large-antlered deer
kaneke-pulase-nese [shell+hair+sheep.] n. ram
kaneke-pulase-nuku-sili [shell+hair+mouth+bird.] n. hornbill (Bucerotidae)
kaneke-pulase-sili-tuna [shell+hair+bird+{augmentative}.] n. cassowary (Casuariidae)
kaneke-pusiti-nenu-nane [shell+monotreme.] n. echidna, spiny anteater, anteater -- burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
kaneke-sata [shell+animal.] n. mollusk -- invertebrate animal of the phylum Mollusca, many of which have a hard external shell of calcium carbonate.
kaneke-sata-sili [shell+animal+bird.] n. oystercatcher (Haematopus)
kane-kesinu [sight+science.] n. optics
kaneke-sunu-sinata [shell+sound+tool.] n. conch shell (as a musical instrument)
kaneke-tuna [shell+{augmentative}.] n. armor
kaneke-tuna [shell+{augmentative}.] n. hard shell -- a thick, heavy or hardened shell
kaneke-tuna-pulase-pakale [shell+{augmentative}+hair+bovine.] n. yak
kane-kune [sight+{opposite}.] n. blindness or to be blind, blinded
kane-kune-sata [sight+{opposite}+animal.] n. spirit -- any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible or audible to human beings
kane-kunuse [sight+cone.] n. cone -- one of the conical receptors in the eye
kanela [From Late Latin 'camera', extant in English 'chamber' and 'camera (obscura)', and in Hindi /kamra/ and in Dutch, Esperanto and Novial. Initial /k-/ in Russian /komnet/.] room, chamber -- an area within a building enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling
kanela-kaneke-sata [room+shell+animal.] n. chambered nautilus
kanela-kasese [room+{abstraction}.] n. interior decorating
kanela-kasese [room+{abstraction}.] n. interior
kanela-kene [room+hole.] n. doorway
kanela-kesinu [room+science.] n. interior design, interior decoration
kanela-lete [room+{diminutive}.] n. closet
kanela-nasini [room+vehicle.] n. elevator
kane-lapati [sight+washing.] n. eye washing -- cleansing the eye with droplets of liquid, using an eyedropper.
kane-lete [sight+{diminutive}.] n. blurry, being blurred, grey
kane-liku [sight+liquid.] n. contact lens solution
kanelu [From Greek 'kamelos', of Semitic origin (extant in Latin, English and Spanish) and still current in Arabic /jamal/ and /gamal/, forms widely borrowed throughout Africa.] camel -- cud-chewing mammal of the genus Camelus used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
kanelu-kalane [camel+communication-unit.] n. animal spit/slime
kanelu-lete [camel+{diminutive}.] n. llama -- domesticated ruminant mammal (Lama glama) related to the camel, typically used as a beast of burden in South America and also raised for its wool
Kanelu-lete-natinu-se [camel+{diminutive}+nation.] proper n. Peru
kanelu-nasini [camel+vehicle.] n. camel cart -- a small cart pulled by camels
Kanelu-natinu-se [camel+nation.] proper n. Saudi Arabia
kanelu-palana [camel+plant.] n. cactus
kanelu-paneka-tile [camel+reserve+body-part.] n. hump
kanelu-tuna [camel+{augmentative}.] n. dromedary, Arabian camel -- one-humped domesticated camel (Camelus dromedarius), typically used as a beast of burden in northern Africa and western Asia
kane-nuni [sight+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. blind
kane-nuni-nine [sight+absence+fish.] n. cavefish (Amblyopsis)
kanepuse [Latin 'campus', "field", extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al) and English 'campus', 'camp' (mnemonic: 'campsite').] field -- a piece of land cleared of trees
kanepuse-kanepuse-kune [field+field+{opposite}.] n. terrain
kanepuse-kasese [field+{abstraction}.] n. acre -- a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
kanepuse-kasese [field+{abstraction}.] n. field -- an academic field; a field of interest; a pursuit
kanepuse-kesinu [field+science.] n. agriculture
kanepuse-kune [field+{opposite}.] n. enemy territory
kanepuse-kune [field+{opposite}.] n. old-growth forest -- a piece of land with old trees
kanepuse-lete [field+{diminutive}.] n. yard, grounds -- the land around a house or other building
kanepuse-nasiku [field+insect.] n. field cricket (Gryllus)
kanepuse-nasini [field+vehicle.] n. all-terrain vehicle, ATV
kanepuse-nusike [field+rodent.] n. field vole (Microtus)
kanepuse-pulefe [field+dust.] n. pollen -- a fine powder produced by the anthers of seed-bearing plants; fine grains contain male gametes
kanepuse-sasila-pe-sili [field+comedy+person+bird.] n. chickadee (Parinae)
kanepuse-tuna [field+{augmentative}.] n. grassland -- large area of land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows, like a prairie or meadow
kanepuse-tuna [field+{augmentative}.] n. great outdoors
kanepuse-tuna-sili [field+{augmentative}+bird.] n. meadowlark (Sturnella)
kane-pusiti [sight+position+{noun-modifier}.] adj. in view -- arranged in the best position to be seen.
kane-senuse [sight+sense.] n. sight
kane-senuse [sight+sense+{verb}.] v. see -- to view using the eyes
kane-senuse [sight+sense+{verb}.] v. see
kanete [From Hindi /kant/, within initial /k-/ in Russian /kryuk/.] fastener -- attaching to something and holds something in place
kanete-kali [fastener+word.] n. words like and, or, and then, moreover, however, &c which bind other phrases or words together
kanete-lepeti [fastener+reptile.] n. gecko (Gekkonidae)
kanete-nasini [fastener+vehicle.] n. tow truck
kanete-nine [fastener+fish.] n. remora
kanete-sata [fastener+animal.] n. leech
kane-tile [sight+body-part.] n. eye, oculus, optic -- the organ of sight
kane-tile-kulule-palate [sight+body-part+color+part.] n. iris
kane-tile-kupe [sight+body-part+cover.] n. eyelid
kane-tuna [sight+{augmentative}.] n. to assist sight
kani [Shortened form of Dublex 'canisa', "shirt".] garment -- an article of clothing
kani-kalane [garment+communication-unit.] n. cleaning bill
kani-kanete [garment+fastener.] n. button -- sewn to shirts, coats, etc. to fit through buttonholes and fasten the garment
kani-kasese [garment+{abstraction}.] n. fashion -- the prevailing style of dress
kani-kesinu [garment+science.] n. couture -- the specialties dealt with by fashion designers
kani-kune [garment+{opposite}.] n. birthday suit -- nakedness
kani-kutule [garment+control.] n. dress code -- a set of regulations, typically for a school or workplace, indicating the permitted manner of dress
kani-lapati-nasi [garment+washing/cleaning+machine.] n. washer, automatic washer, washing machine -- a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically
kani-lete [garment+{diminutive}.] n. underclothes
kani-nasiku [garment+insect.] n. clothes moth (Tineidae)
kani-nasini [garment+vehicle.] n. laundry truck
kani-nuni [garment+absence.] n. nudity
kani-nuni-sasale-palate [garment+absence+tree+part.] n. nudibranchs
kani-nupile [garment+furniture.] n. coatrack, hatrack -- a rack for temporarily holding coats and hats
kani-pakala [garment+hold.] n. hanger
kani-palana [garment+plant.] n. any species of plant with economic use for making clothing fibers
kani-pipi [garment+rule.] n. dress code -- a set of regulations, typically for a school or workplace, indicating the permitted manner of dress
kani-pusi [garment+use.] n. shirt wearing -- the state of having a shirt on
kanisa [Late Latin 'camisa', extant in Albanian 'ke"mishe"', Amharic 'shemiz', Arabic (Egyptian) 'qamees', Aymara 'kamisa', Balinese 'kemeja', Bulgarian 'dzheb', Catalan 'camisa', Cebuano 'kamisa', English 'camise', Esperanto 'c^emizo', French 'chemise', Greek (Modern) 'poukamiso', Guarani' 'kamisa', Gujarati 'shemiz', Haitian 'chemiz', Hindi 'kamiiz', Ilonggo 'kamisa', Indonesian 'kemeja', Italian 'camicia', Javanese 'kamejo', Kharia 'kamij', Lingala 'semisi', Malay 'kemeja', Maldivian 'gamis', Maltese 'qmis', Modern Greek 'kamiso', Nepali 'kamij', Novial 'kamise', Papiamentu 'kamisa', Pima 'kamish', Portuguese 'camisa', Punjabi 'kamiiz', Pushtu 'kaemi's', Rhaeto-Romance (Sursilvan) 'camischa', Rhaeto-Romance (Ladin) 'chamischa', Romanian 'ca^masa', Sinhalese 'ka'misay', Somali 'qamiis', Sundanese 'kamedja', Spanish 'camisa', Tupuri 'si"mi'si"', Tagalog 'kamisa', Urdu 'kamiiz' and Wolof 'ceemis/simis'. Typically meaning is "shirt", but in some cases may mean "blouse", "chemise" or "undershirt". Source: Leo Moser, The Acadon System.] shirt -- a garment worn on the upper part of the body
kanisa-lete [shirt+{diminutive}.] n. undershirt
Kanisa-lete-se [shirt+{diminutive}.] proper n. T-shirt
kanisa-nuni [shirt+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. topless
kanisa-sutale-kani [shirt+thread+garment.] n. necktie, tie -- a long narrow piece of material worn mostly by men under a collar and tied in knot at the front
kanisa-sutale-kani-nine [shirt+thread+garment+fish.] n. mackerel (genus Scomber)
kanisa-sutale-tuna-kani [shirt+thread+{augmentative}+garment.] n. bow tie
kanisa-tuna [shirt+{augmentative}.] n. jacket
kani-seta [garment+set.] n. suit, suit of clothes -- a set of garments for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
kani-tate-kune [garment+taut+{opposite}.] n. robe -- any loose flowing garment
kani-tuna [garment+{augmentative}.] n. overcoat
kanuna [From Arabic & Hindi /kanun/, both from Latin 'canon', "rule", also extant in English 'canon', et al.] law -- the collection of rules imposed by an authority
kanuna-kalane [law+communication-unit.] n. law text -- formal description of a law
kanuna-kasese [law+{abstraction}.] n. law -- the condition of social order created by adherence to a legal system
kanuna-kesinu [law+science.] n. jurisprudence
kanuna-kune [law+{opposite}.] n. anarchy
kanuna-kune [law+{opposite}.] n. crime -- an act (usu. considered evil) punishable by law
kanuna-kunune [law+communication.] n. legal dialogue
kanuna-lete [law+{diminutive}.] n. regulation -- a principle or condition imposed by an organization to govern behavior
kanuna-nasini [law+vehicle.] n. police car
kanuna-nesete [law+site.] n. court of law -- an assembly to conduct judicial business
kanuna-nune-pipi [law+negation+rule.] n. an unwritten rule; unwritten law
kanuna-sasala [law+event.] n. evidence -- all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
kanuna-satisi [law+satisfaction+{noun-modifier}.] adj. legal -- permitted by the written law
kanuna-satisi-kune [law+satisfaction+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}.] adj. illegal -- not permitted by the written law
kanuna-sekupe [law+watcher.] n. police -- the typically local governmental force that enforces laws
kanuna-suna-pe [law+choice+person.] n. juror -- someone who serves on a jury
kanuna-suna-pupi [law+choice+people-group.] n. jury -- a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
kanuna-tuna [law+{augmentative}.] n. principle -- a basic truth or law or assumption
kanune [From Old Italian 'cannone', extant in Spanish, Germanic (English, German, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial), et al.] cannon -- a large gun that is usually on wheels
kanune-kalane [cannon+communication-unit.] n. sudden rumbling
kanune-kesinu [cannon+science.] n. ballistics
kanune-lete [cannon+{diminutive}.] n. gun -- a portable weapon operated by a single combatant that discharges a missile at high velocity
kanune-nasini [cannon+vehicle.] n. caisson
kanune-tuna [cannon+{augmentative}.] n. artillery -- large-caliber weapons that must be operated by crews of soldiers; examples include mortars, howitzers and missile launchers
kapase [From Arabic /kafaz/ with initial /k-/ in Hindi /kud/.] jump -- the act of leaping
Kapase-kalane-se [jump+communication-unit.] proper n. Low frequency skip off the ionosphere
kapase-kasese [jump+{abstraction}.] n. track and field
kapase-katipa [jump+bar.] n. hurdle -- a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
kapase-kita-pelane-nasiku [jump+food+plant-organ+insect.] n. leafhopper (family Cicadellidae)
kapase-lete [jump+{diminutive}.] n. hop
kapase-lete [jump+little.] n. hop -- the act of hopping (jumping upward or forward, especially on one foot)
kapase-lete-nusike [jump+{diminutive}+rodent.] n. hopping mouse (Notomys alexis)
kapase-nasiku [jump+insect.] n. flea
kapase-nasiku [jump+insect.] n. grasshopper -- terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
kapase-nasini [jump+vehicle.] n. motorcycle
kapase-nusike [jump+rodent.] n. rabbit, bunny, coney, cony -- any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets and food
kapase-nusike-nine [jump+rodent+fish.] n. rabbitfish (family Siganidae)
kapase-piku-nasiku [jump+buttock+insect.] n. springtail (order Collembola)
kapase-sasale-nasiku [jump+tree+insect.] n. treehopper (family Membracidae)
kapase-sepe-nusike [jump+pocket+rodent.] n. pocket mouse, kangaroo rat (Heteromyidae)
kapase-tata [jump+amphibian.] n. frog, toad, toadfrog, anuran, batrachian, salientian -- any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
kapase-tata-nine [jump+amphibian+fish.] n. frogfish
kapase-tatu [jump+arachnid.] n. jumping spider
kapase-tile [jump+body-part.] n. furcula -- the organ at the back of a springtail's body that helps it propel itself into the air
kapase-tuna [jump+{augmentative}.] n. athletic jump -- a jump in a competition, such as the high jump, long jump or pole jump (pole vault)
kape [From Italian 'caffe' (itself from Arabic /kahwa/), which has been borrowed into most languages, including AfghanDari'kaafi', Afrikaans'koffie', Albanian'kafe', Amoy'gkou-bpih', Arabic (Egyptian) 'qahwa', Arabic (Gulf) 'gahwa', Arabic (Iraqi) 'gahwa', Arabic (Libyan) 'gahwa', Arabic (Morroco) 'qehwa', Arabic (Syria) 'qahwi', Asturian 'café', Aymara 'kap"iya', Azerbaijani 'qehve', Bambara 'kafe', Bashkir 'kofe', Basque 'kafe', Belarus 'kava', Bengali 'kophi', Bosnian 'kahva', Breton 'kafe', Bulgarian 'kafe', Burmese 'kahpi', Cambodian 'gaafay/kaafii', Cantonese 'gaafè', Catalan 'cafè', Cebuano 'kape', Chechen 'kofi', Chinese(Standard) 'ka-fei-', Chinook Jargon 'kaupy', Comanche 'tuhpaé', Corsican 'caffè', Croatian 'kava', Czech 'ka'va/kafe', Danish 'kaffe', Dholuo 'kahawa', Dutch 'koffie', Egyptian Arabic 'qahwa', English 'coffee', Estonian 'kohvi', Farsi 'ghah'veh', Fiji-Hindi 'kaafii', Fijian 'kove', Finnish 'kahvi', French 'caf,', Frisian 'kofje', Ga(Ghana) 'kafe', Galician 'caf,', Georgian 'qava', German 'Kaffee', Greek 'kafe', Greek (Modern) 'kafes', Gujarati 'kOffee', Haitian 'kafe', Hakka 'kafui', Hausa 'kofi', Hawaiian 'kope', Hebrew 'kafe', Hindi 'kofii/kaapii', Hopi 'kaphe', Hungarian 'ka've'', Icelandic 'kaffi', Igbo 'ko.fi.', Ilocano 'kape/cafe', Ilocano 'kape', Indonesian 'kopi', Iñupiat(Eskimo) 'kuukpiat', Irish 'caife', Italian 'caffè', Japanese 'koohii', Javanese 'kopi', Kazakh 'kofe', KiKongo 'kafi', Kikuyu 'kahu~a', Kongo 'kafi', Konkani(Goa) 'cafi', Korean 'k'op'i', Kurdish 'qehwe', Kyrgyz 'kofe', Lao 'kaaféh', Latin(Modern) 'coffea', Latvian 'kafija', Lingala 'kafe/kawa', Lithuanian 'kava', Luganda 'kaawa', Macedonian 'kafe', Malagasy 'kafe', Malay 'kopi', Malayalam 'kaapi', Maldivian 'kofi', Maltese 'kafè', Mandarin 'ka-fei-,', Mandinka 'kafee', Marshallese 'kuobe', Maya 'kaape', Mohawk 'kahwe', Mokilese 'koahpi', Mongolian 'kofi', Moroccan Arabic 'qehwa', Navajo 'gohwééh', Nepali 'kafi', Norwegian 'kaffe', Occitan 'cafè', Pangasinan 'kapi', Papago 'ka-whih', Papiamentu 'kòfi', Persian 'ghahve', Pima 'ko-whih', Polish 'kawa', Portuguese 'cafe'', Punjabi 'kaafii', Pushtu 'qawae', Quechua 'kafiy', Raratongan 'kaope', Rhaeto-Romance (Ladin) 'cafè', Rhaeto-Romance (Sursilvan) 'caffè', Romanian'cafea', Russian 'kofe', Samoan 'kofe', Sepedi 'kofi', Serbian 'kafa', Sesotho 'kofi', Shona 'kofi', Sicilian 'caffè', Sindhi 'kafi', Sinhalese 'koopi', Slovak 'ka'va', Slovenian 'kava', Somali 'qahwe', Sotho 'kofi', Spanish 'café', Sranan 'kofi', Sundanese 'koppi', Swahili 'kahawa', Swazi 'khofi', Swedish 'kaffe', Tagalog 'kape', Tahitian 'taofe', Taiwanese 'ka-pi', Tamil 'kaapi', Tatar 'kofe', Telegu 'kaafii', Thai 'gafae', Tibetan 'kafi', Tongan 'kofi', Trukese 'kofi', Tswana 'kofi', Turkish 'kahve', Twi 'kafe', Uighur 'qa"hva" ', Ukrainian 'kava', Urdu 'kofii', Uzbek 'kofe/qahva', Vietnamese 'kafe', Welsh 'coffi', Wolof 'kafe', Xhosa 'ikofu', Yiddish 'kave', Yoruba 'kofi'', Yucatec(Mayan) 'kaape' and Zulu 'ikhofi'. Source: Leo Moser, The Acadon System.] coffee -- the beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee seeds
kape-kakate [coffee+action+{verb}.] v. to brew coffee
kape-kasese [coffee+{abstraction}.] n. a caffeinated beverage such as tea, coffee or soda
kape-kasese [coffee+{abstraction}.] n. caffeine -- the mild stimulant found in coffee, soft drinks, etc.
kape-kasese-kalepe-pata [coffee+{abstraction}+carbon+water.] n. caffeinated carbonated soda
kape-kune [coffee+{opposite}.] n. decaf
kape-kune [coffee+{opposite}.] n. tea
kape-kuse [coffee+food-preparation+{verb}.] v. to brew coffee
kape-lalu [coffee+iron.] n. coffee pot
kape-lete [coffee+{diminutive}.] n. instant coffee
kape-lete [coffee+diminutive.] n. tea -- a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
Kape-lete-nusike-se [tea(coffee+diminutive)+rodent.] proper n. Teamouse -- the nickname of Herman Miller
kape-nasini [coffee+vehicle.] n. coffee van -- a vehicle where you can buy coffee and snacks
Kape-natinu-se [coffee+nation.] proper n. Colombia
kape-nuku-senuse [coffee+mouth+sense.] n. bitter, bitterness -- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
kape-nuni [coffee+absence.] n. decaf
kape-penete [coffee+sale.] n. cafe, coffeehouse, coffee shop, coffee bar -- a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
kape-seti [coffee+emotion+adj..] adj. wired,ájitteryá-- very stimulated or excited, as from a stimulant or a rush of adrenaline.
kape-tuna [coffee+{augmentative}.] n. espresso
kape-tuna [coffee+{augmentative}.] n. mocha
kapina [From Mandarin Chinese /kapyan/ with initial /k/ in Greek 'khartes', extant in Russian, Hindi, Germanic (English, German, Dutch), Romance (Latin, Spanish), auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial), .] card -- thin cardboard, usually rectangular
kapina-kalane [card+communication-unit.] n. greeting card
kapina-kanuna [card+law.] n. a law requiring store proprietors to check people's ID cards before selling anyone tobacco, alcohol, fireworks, etc.
kapina-kelupe [card+group.] n. clubs, diamonds, &c
kapina-kesinu [card+science.] n. cartomancy -- the use and examination of cards for psychic purposes
kapina-kiki-sinata [card+measure+tool.] n. cardiometer
kapina-kutane [card+front.] n. the face of a playing card, Tarot card, etc.
kapina-nalusu [card+outside+{verb}.] v. laminate -- to seal a card with an outer clear plastic covering
kapina-nasi [card+machine.] n. tabulator -- a machine designed to read and code punch cards
kapina-nati [card+matter.] n. cardboard -- the thick paper from which cards are made
kapina-nati-pupu [card+matter+file.] n. card catalogue; card file
kapina-pale [card+blade.] n. letter opener, paperknife -- dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books
kapina-pine [card+building.] n. a tower made entirely of playing cards
kapina-seta [card+set.] n. pack -- a group of related cards sold and used together
kapina-suna-kelepe [card+choice+play.] n. a magic card trick game that involves having a volunteer select a card at random
kapina-tuna [card+{augmentative}.] n. particle board
kapita [From Late Latin 'capitaneus', "chief", extant in words for captain in Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Spanish and English.] leader -- a person who rules or guides or inspires others
kapita-kalane [leader+communication-unit.] n. order -- a formal order from a leader
kapita-kasese [leader+{abstraction}.] n. leadership -- the status of being a leader
kapita-kune [leader+{opposite}.] n. follower -- someone who accepts the leadership of another
kapita-kune-seti [leader+{opposite}+emotion.] n. loyalty -- feelings of allegiance
kapita-kunune [leader+communication.] n. leadership plan
kapita-lele [leader+{masculine}.] n. patriarchal leadership order
kapita-lete [leader+{diminutive}.] n. lesser animal in pack leadership
kapita-lete [leader+{diminutive}.] n. manager -- someone who controls resources and expenditures
kapita-sesete [leader+{feminine}.] n. matriarchal leadership order
kapita-sutale [head+cord.] n. noose -- a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
kapita-tuna [leader+{augmentative}.] n. commander -- someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
kapita-tuna [leader+{augmentative}.] n. that which assists the alpha animal in it's pack or herd
kaputa [From Indo-European *kaput-, "head", extant in Spanish 'cabeza', English 'head', 'captain' ("head of a boat"), 'capital' ("head city of a government"), 'decapitate', et al., Indonesian and Malay 'kepala', German 'Kopf', Nepali 'kapal', Romanian 'capul', Modern Greek 'kephali', Javanese 'kepala', et al.] head -- the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
kaputa-kalane [head+communication-unit.] n. singing with a head voice
kaputa-kani [head+garment.] n. hat -- piece of clothing worn on the head
kaputa-kani-palana [head+garment+plant.] n. jipijapa -- a Latin American plant commonly used to make hats (usually called Panama hats)
kaputa-kasese [head+{abstraction}.] n. head, mind -- that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
kaputa-kesinu [head+science.] n. neurology
kaputa-kune [head+{opposite}.] n. butt, bum
kaputa-kune [head+{opposite}.] n. foot
kaputa-kune [head+{opposite}.] n. tail
kaputa-kusete [head+bone.] n. skull
kaputa-lete [head+{diminutive}.] n. head, capitulum -- a head-shaped part, such as a cluster of foilage or the protuberance of a bone
kaputa-liku-saluta-kune [head+liquid+health+{opposite}.] n. hydrocephalus
kaputa-nuni [head+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. headless
kaputa-satisi-kune [head+satisfaction+{opposite}.] n. headache -- a pain in the head
kaputa-satisi-tuna-kune [head+satisfaction+{augmentative}+{opposite}.] n. migraine -- an extreme form of headache
kaputa-suli [head+joint.] n. neck -- the region of the body between the shoulders and the bottom of the head
kaputa-sunu-tupuse [head+sound+tube.] n. crest -- a hollow extension of an animal's head, often aidng in the production of noises
kaputa-taketu-sutale [head+touch+thread.] n. antenna -- one of the sensory organs coming out from an arthropod's forehead
kase [From Dutch 'gas', a scientific term that is widespread internationally (Arabic, Russian, Spanish, German, English, Italian, Esperanto, Novial, et al).] gas -- fluid in its freest state having neither definite shape or volume and being able to expand indefinitely
kase-kalane [gas+communication-unit.] n. air/gas pressure warning
Kase-kanuna-se [gas+law.] proper n. Boyle's law, Mariotte's law -- the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume
kase-kesinu [gas+science.] n. aerostatics, aeromechanics
kasele [From Arabic /kasr/.] fraction -- quotient of two rational numbers
kasele-kalane-lete [fraction+communication-unit+{diminutive}.] n. a partial message
kasele-keke [fraction+sibling.] n. half brother/sister
kasele-kelu [fraction+four.] n. one-fourth
kasele-kunapale [fraction+multiplication.] n. division -- an arithmetic computation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
kasele-luna [fraction+moon.] n. crescent moon -- the moon in its first or last quarters when it is seen from earth as having a curved shape
kasele-nasini [fraction+vehicle.] n. semitrailer, semi
kasele-palate [fraction+part.] n. allocation, allotment, portion -- a share set aside for a specific purpose
kasele-putuse [fraction+future+{verb-modifier}.] n. soon, shortly, presently, before long -- in the near future
kasele-sasute-kune [fraction+container+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}.] adj. leaky bucket
kasele-ti [fraction+three.] n. one-third
kasele-tu [fraction+two.] n. one-half
kasele-tu-kula [fraction+two+sphere.] n. dome -- a shape resembling one half of a sphere
kasele-tu-kulepu-kune [fraction+two+body-of-water+{opposite}.] n. peninsula
kasele-tuna [fraction+{augmentative}.] n. ratio, rate, proportion -- the relative magnitudes of quantities
kase-nasini [gas+vehicle.] n. hot-air balloon
kase-pitakesulina [gas+alphabet.] n. lettering consisting of electrically lit tubes filled with neon
kasese [From Russian /kashestv/. Initial /k-/ reinforced by Spanish /kalidad/.] abstraction -- concept without any specific instance; quality or property exhibited by something
kasese-kasese [{abstraction}+{abstraction}.] n. metalevel -- an abstraction of an abstraction
kasese-kesinu [{abstraction}+science.] n. theoretical physics
kasese-kune [{abstraction}+{opposite}.] n. concrete evidence, data
kasese-tuna [{abstraction}+{augmentative}.] n. theory
kasu [Latin 'causa', extant in Spanish and English, with initial /k-/ in Hindi /karn/.] cause -- someone or something that produces an effect, result or consquence
kasu-kalane [cause+communication-unit.] n. reply to an order to show cause
kasu-kasese [cause+{abstraction}.] n. cause and effect
kasu-kesinu [cause+science.] n. epidemiology
kasu-kune [cause+{opposite}.] n. effect; consequence -- the logical reaction to the cause of an event
kasu-lete [cause+{diminutive}.] n. factor -- anything that contributes causally to a result
kasu-nasini [cause+vehicle.] n. the 'at fault' vehicle in an accident
kasu-tuna [cause+{augmentative}.] n. principle, rule -- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a mechanical system
kata [From /kat-/, a common form attested in Arabic(Egyptian) 'qat,a`' /kata/, Arabic(Syrian) 'qat,' /kat/, Assamese 'kat.a-', Bengali 'kat.i;', Bislama 'katem', Cambodian 'gut', Cantonese 'got', English 'cut', Fijian 'kotiva', Fiji-Hindi 'kaat.-', Hakka 'kot', Hindi /kat/, Ilocano 'ickat', Kannada 'kadhe', Lamani 'kaat.', Lingala 'kata', Maltese 'qata'', Nepali 'kaat-', Oriya 'kat.a', Oromo(Galla) 'kuta', Portuguese 'cort-', Punjabi 'kat.t.', Sotho 'kuta', Spanish 'cort-', Swahili '-kata', Urdu /kat/ and Vietnamese 'ca`t'. Initial /k-/ in Achenese 'koh', Afrikaans 'keep/kap', Azerbaijani 'kes', Gujarati 'kaap-', Haitian 'koupe', Japanese 'kir-' (as in 'hara-kir-i'', "belly-cutting")', Kazakh 'kesu', Kyrgyz 'kes-', Maldivian 'kand-', Mandarin Chinese /ke-/ forms meaning "cut', carve', engrave"', Mandingo 'kuntu', Modern Greek 'ko'phto', Russian /kos/ ("mow"), Shona 'cheka', Sundanese 'keureut', Tatar 'kisü', Telegu 'koos-', Turkish 'kesit', Uighur 'käs-' and Uzbek 'kes-'. Source: Leo Moser, The Acadon System.] cut, cutting -- a part removed from a main body through use of a sharp-edged instrument
kata-kalane [cut+communication-unit.] n. deletion
kata-kali [cut+word.] n. abbreviation -- a shortened form of a word or phrase
kata-kasese [cut+{abstraction}.] n. rift -- separation between two naturally close friends, as when they fight
kata-kesinu [cut+science.] n. surgery
kata-kune [cut+{opposite}.] n. scar
katale [From Arabic /kadar/] dirt, ground -- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the surface of land
katale-kala [dirt+art.] n. sand painting -- a painting done by American Indians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background
katale-kalepe [dirt+carbon.] n. coal -- carbonised vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
katale-kaneke [dirt+shell.] n. bunker, dugout -- a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
katale-kaneke-lepeti [dirt+shell+reptile.] n. tortoise (Testudinidae)
katale-katipa [dirt+bar.] n. post -- a piece of timbre or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
katale-kesinu [dirt+science.] n. pedology
katale-nane [dirt+mammal.] n. mole (Talpidae)
katale-nanepu [dirt+tuber.] n. potato, Solanum tuberosum -- an edible tuber native to South America, known as a staple food of Ireland
Katale-nanepu-natinu-lete-se [dirt+tuber+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Idaho
katale-nanepu-nusika-sinata [dirt+tuber+music+tool.] n. ocarina -- a musical instrument with a somewhat potato-like appearance, producing a flute-like tone.
katale-nanepu-sutale [dirt+tuber+thread.] n. french fry -- a thin strip of potato (typically skinned) fried in fat
katale-napisu-kune-tata [dirt+something-above+{opposite}+amphibian.] n. mole salamander (genus Ambystoma)
katale-nasiku [dirt+insect.] n. ant
katale-nasiku [dirt+insect.] n. worm
katale-nasiku-kunane-nasiku [dirt+insect+eating+insect.] n. ant-lion (family Myrmeleontidae)
katale-nasiku-nane [dirt+insect+mammal.] n. anteater (Myrmecophagidae)
katale-nasiku-pakale-nasiku [dirt+insect+bovine+insect.] n. aphid (family Aphidae)
katale-nasiku-sepe-nane [dirt+insect+pocket+mammal.] n. numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
katale-nasiku-sili [dirt+insect+bird.] n. antbird (Thamnophilidae)
katale-nasini [dirt+vehicle.] n. dirt bike
Katale-netu-nale-se [dirt+middle+ocean.] proper n. The Mediterranean
katale-nine [dirt+fish.] n. mudskipper (family Periophthalmidae)
katale-nuni [dirt+absence.] n. sterility
katale-nusike [dirt+rodent.] n. mole-rat
katale-palise [dirt+digit.] n. strait
katale-salata [dirt+vegetable.] n. potato -- an edible tuber indigenous to South America; a staple food of Ireland
katale-sasu [dirt+risk.] n. bunker, sand trap, trap -- a hazard on a golf course
katale-sepe-nane [dirt+pocket+mammal.] n. marsupial mole (Notoryctes)
katale-sili [dirt+bird.] n. pheasant, quail, partridge (Galliformes)
katale-sili-tuna [dirt+bird+{augmentative}.] n. ostrich -- the largest bird in the world, flightless with incredibly powerful legs and with the apocryphal habit of burying its head in the sand.
katale-sinata [dirt+tool.] n. hoe -- tool with a flat blade at a right angle to a long handle, used for weeding, planting and gardening.
katale-sisi-sinata [dirt+movement+tool.] n. shovel -- a tool for lifting loose material consisting of a curved container or scoop and a handle
katale-sunu-nusika [dirt+sound+music.] n. grunge -- a genre of music (as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden) popular at the end of the millennium, characterized by angsty lyrics and "unclean" sound
katale-susinu [dirt+pig.] n. aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
kata-lete [cut+{diminutive}.] n. nick, a scratch (e.g., a paper cut)
katale-tepuse [dirt+time.] n. clay -- soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
Katale-tine-se [dirt+day.] proper n. Saturday
Katale-tuna-natinu-se [dirt+{augmentative}+nation.] proper n. Russia
kata-nine [cut+fish.] n. sawfish (family Pristidae)
kata-pepe [cut+make+{v.}.] v. cut -- separate with or as if with an instrument
kata-sinata-nulute [cut+tool+hammer.] n. sickle-and-hammer
Kata-sinata-nulute-natinu-se [cut+tool+hammer+nation.] proper n. CIS; USSR
katate [From Russian /kvadrat/.] square -- a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles
katate-kasese [square+{abstraction}.] n. quadratic square equation
katate-kelu [square+four.] n. corner -- the point where two lines meet or intersect
katate-kune [square+{opposite}.] n. point, having no dimension
katate-lete [square+{diminutive}.] n. a part or section of an equalateral four-sided polygon
katate-nasini [square+vehicle.] n. boxcar
katate-pata-sane [square+water+bread.] n. tortellini
katate-pitakesulina [square+alphabet.] n. katakana -- the system of Japanese characters used to represent the sounds of words borrowed from other languages
katate-teneta [square+debt.] n. millstone -- any debt that is difficult to carry
katate-tuna [square+{augmentative}.] n. cube
kata-tuna [cut+{augmentative}.] n. fatal wound
kate [From Greek 'cardia' from Indo-European *kerd-, extant in Arabic, Hindi, Romance (Latin 'cardia', Spanish, Italian, et al), Germanic (English 'heart', German, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] heart -- the hollow muscular organ whose rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body
kate-kalane [heart+communication-unit.] n. electrocardiogram
kate-kapase [heart+jump.] n. heart beat
kate-kasese [heart+{abstraction}.] n. circulation -- the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
kate-kasese [heart+{abstraction}.] n. courage
kate-kasese [heart+{abstraction}.] n. heart, bosom -- the locus of feelings and intuitions
kate-kesinu [heart+science.] n. cardiology
kate-kune [heart+{opposite}.] n. blood vessel -- a tube in which blood circulates
kate-lele [heart+{masculine}.] n. paternal instinct
kate-lete [heart+{diminutive}.] n. having little instinct
kate-lete [heart+{diminutive}.] n. ventricle, heart ventricle -- a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
kate-liku [heart+liquid.] n. blood -- the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart
kate-liku-kunane-pe [heart+liquid+eating+person.] n. vampire -- a person who drinks human blood
kate-liku-kusulu [heart+liquid+alcohol.] n. blood alcohol content (BAC)
kate-liku-paneka [heart+liquid+reserve.] n. blood bank -- a site for preservation of emergency supply blood
kate-liku-sutale [heart+liquid+thread.] n. vein (for blood)
kate-liku-tatu [heart+liquid+arachnid.] n. tick
kate-liku-tatu-telule [heart+liquid+arachnid+fear.] n. acarophobia
kate-nuni [heart+absence.] n. hatred
kate-palana [heart+plant.] n. bleeding-heart -- a flower of the genus Dicentra, with heart-shaped magenta flowers growing from its stalk
kate-sesete [heart+{feminine}.] n. maternal instinct
kate-sise [heart+system.] n. circulation -- the movement of blood through the heart and >blood vessels
kate-tuna [heart+{augmentative}.] n. heart, breast -- the area that is the approximate location of the heart in the body
katipa [From Arabic /kadib/.] bar, rod, rail -- any long, thin implement made of metal or wood
katipa-kaletela [bar+road.] n. railroad, railway -- a line of track providing a runway for wheels
katipa-kaletela-kapina [bar+road+card.] n. car, railcar, railway car, railroad car -- a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"
katipa-kaletela-nasini [bar+road+vehicle.] n. train, locomotive, engine -- self-propelled engine used to draw railway cars along railway tracks
katipa-kasese [bar+{abstraction}.] n. barrier
katipa-kusete [bar+bone.] n. spine, backbone -- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
katipa-kusete-satasi [spine(bar+bone)+member.] n. vertebra -- one of the bony segments of the spinal column
katipa-lete [bar+{diminutive}.] n. pin
katipa-nasini [bar+vehicle.] n. train
katipa-sunu-sinata [bar+sound+tool.] n. any percussion instrument built from tuned bars of metal or wood, such as the xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, gender, celesta, etc.
katipa-tuna [bar+{augmentative}.] n. pole -- a long rod of wood, metal or plastic
katipe [From Arabic /katif/.] dense something -- something with relatively high density (the quantity of something per unit measure, especially for area, but also for length or volume) [scalar]
katipe-kasese [{dense-object}+{abstraction}.] n. density -- the quantity of something per unit measure, especially for area, but also for length or volume [scalar = dense to sparse
katipe-kiki-kasese [{dense-object}+measure+{abstraction}.] n. density (dimension unspecified)
katipe-kune [{dense-object}+{opposite}.] n. sparse something -- something with relatively low density (the quantity of something per unit measure, especially for area, but also for length or volume) [scalar
katuse [Blend of Arabic /kat/ and Russian /koshk/, with /kat-/ also in English 'cat', German 'katze', Dutch 'kat' and with /-ato-/ from Spanish 'gato' and Italian 'gatto'.] cat -- feline mammal usu. having thick soft fur Felis catus
katuse-kalane [cat+communication-unit.] n. purring
katuse-kasese [cat+{abstraction}.] n. someone self-involved
katuse-lete [cat+{diminutive}.] n. black-footed cat, Felis nigripes -- diminutive cat species native to Africa
katuse-lete [cat+{diminutive}.] n. genet
katuse-lete [cat+{diminutive}.] n. rusty-spotted cat, Felis rubiginosus -- diminutive cat species native to India
katuse-lete [cat+{diminutive}.] n. weasel
katuse-nine [cat+fish.] n. catfish -- a fish of the order Siluriformes, having appendages that resemble the whiskers of a cat.
katuse-palana [cat+plant.] n. catnip -- a species of weed with a narcotic effect on cats
katuse-sanata-nane [cat+hand+mammal.] n. lemur (Lemuridae)
Katuse-sanata-nane-natinu-se [cat+hand+mammal+nation.] proper n. Madagascar
katuse-sili [cat+bird.] n. catbird (Dumetella)
katuse-sunu-sinata [cat+sound+tool.] n. clarinet
katuse-telule [cat+fear.] n. aelurophobia
katuse-tuna [cat+{augmentative}.] n. puma, cougar -- short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears
katuse-tuna-kapase-tata [cat+{augmentative}+jump+amphibian.] n. leopard frog (Rana pipiens)
katuse-tunune [cat+gift.] n. an area which smells strongly of ammonia
ke [Unknown origin.] {postposition}
keke [Unknown origin.] sibling -- a person's brother or sister
keke-kalusa [sibling+love.] n. non-sexual love
keke-kesinu [sibling+science.] n. family psychology
keke-lele [sibling+{masculine}.] n. brother -- a male co-religionist
keke-lele [sibling+{masculine}.] n. brother -- a male person who has the same parents as another person
keke-lele [sibling+{masculine}.] n. brother -- a male sibling sharing the same father and mother
keke-lele-kasese [sibling+{masculine}+{abstraction}.] n. brother -- a fellow man
keke-lele-kasese [sibling+{masculine}+{abstraction}.] n. brother -- a male of the same race or nation
keke-lele-kasese [sibling+{masculine}+{abstraction}.] n. brother -- something that closely resembles another in kind
keke-lele-lete [sibling+{masculine}+{diminutive}.] n. younger brother
keke-nuni [sibling+absence.] n. the state of being an only child
keke-nuni-pe [sibling+absence+person.] n. only child
keke-sesete [sibling+{feminine}.] n. sister -- a female person who has the same parents as another person
kelane [From Russian & English /klan/.] family -- a social unit living together
kelane-kesinu [family+science.] n. genealogy
kelane-nasini [family+vehicle.] n. minivan
kelane-pe [family+person.] n. relative, relation -- a person related by blood or marriage
kelane-pine [family+building.] n. house -- a free-standing man-made dwelling, typically housing a single family
kelane-sapite [family+copulation.] n. incest -- sex between close relatives
kelane-tuna [family+{augmentative}.] n. extended family
kelane-tuna [family+{augmentative}.] n. race -- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
kelepasi [From Spanish 'celebración'.] celebration, rejoicing, jubilee -- an occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
kelepasi-kalane [celebration+communication-unit.] n. advertisement of a social event
kelepasi-kaletela [celebration+road.] n. victory lap -- the final lap around a race track after the winner has crossed the finish line
kelepasi-kasese [celebration+{abstraction}.] n. unbirthday -- Dublexers frequently celebrate for no particular reason
kelepasi-kune [celebration+{opposite}.] n. divorce ceremony -- in the Dublex culture, this is the moving and emotional ceremony couples go through when they get divorced. They enter the shrine together, holding hands. A Person of Distinction talks about how much they irritate one another; they curse one another resoundingly. The Person of Distinction then tells the husband, "You may slap your wife." He does. Then the wife is told, "You may slap your husband." She does. It is then proclaimed, "I now pronounce you strangers," and the two leave separately.
kelepasi-lete [celebration+{diminutive}.] n. used to describe small, private celebrations (e.g., ones where you have to call in sick to get the day off, birthday parties)
kelepasi-tuna [celebration+{augmentative}.] n. national holidays -- the largest of the holidays, the ones in which almost everyone participates (see also juib)
kelepe [Blend of Hindi /kel/ and Arabic /laib/, influenced by Latin 'celebrare', extant in English, Spanish, et al.] play, diversion -- activity engaged in for enjoyment or recreation
kelepe-kalane [play+communication-unit.] n. playbill
kelepe-kapina [play+card.] n. playing card -- one of 52 cards (plus jokers and wild cards) used to play a variety of gambling and other games
kelepe-kapina-kalese [play+card+class.] n. suite
kelepe-kapina-sanata [play+card+hand.] n. hand -- the set of playing cards one player is currently holding
kelepe-kasese [play+{abstraction}.] n. recreational activity -- diversions considered as a whole
kelepe-kune [play+{opposite}.] n. work, job -- c.f., 'jib'
kelepe-lete [play+{diminutive}.] n. respite, recess, break -- a playful or diverting pause from doing something (as work)
kelepe-nalike [play+possession.] n. plaything, toy -- an artifact designed to be played with
kelepe-nasini [play+vehicle.] n. recreational vehicle, RV
Kelepe-nunene-kalene-se [play+name+agent.] proper n. Neurotico (winner of the game, hence the name)
kelepe-nuni-pe [play+absence+person.] n. robot, drone
kelepe-patate [play+object.] n. toy; plaything
kelepe-pitakesulina-kaki [play+alphabet+performance.] n. a cheerleading routine involving synchronized pom-pom movement and chanting out of letters to spell the name of a team, player, school, etc. ("Give me an 'R' . . .)
kelepe-sise [play+system.] n. game -- a contest with rules to determine a winner
kelepe-sise-kula [play+system+sphere.] n. ball, spheroidal plaything, game sphere -- round object thrown, hit or kicked in games
kelepe-sise-nalike [play+system+possession+{verb}.] v. win
kelepe-sise-nutuse [play+system+base.] n. base -- place a runner must touch before scoring
kelepe-sune [play+total.] n. score -- a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or individual in a game or contest
kelepe-tepuse [play+time.] n. game, match -- a contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
kelepe-tuna [play+{augmentative}.] n. hobby, pastime, interest -- a subject or pursuit that pleasantly occupies one's time and thoughts
kelepe-tunune [play+gift.] n. prize, award -- something given as a token for victory
kelesu [From Indo-European *ghre-so-, extant in Hindi /gas/, and English & German & Dutch /gras/.] grass -- narrow-leaved green herbage, grown in lawns, used as pasture for grazing animals, cut and dried as hay
kelesu-lepeti [grass+reptile.] n. grass snake (Natrix)
kelesu-nasini [grass+vehicle.] n. rider mower
kelesu-nuka [grass+limb.] n. blade of grass
kelesu-nusike [grass+rodent.] n. grass mouse (Rhabdomys)
kelesu-pale [grass+blade.] n. scythe -- an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
kelesu-sa-kune [grass+{difference}+{opposite}.] n. buckwheat (order Polygonales)
kelesu-sikulu [grass+circle.] n. crop circle -- a circular etiolation allegedly left in fields by a landed UFO
kelu [From Indo-European *kwetwores.] four -- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
kelu-kane-nine [four+sight+fish.] n. (c.f. harvisbadmin)
kelu-kane-tile-nine [four+sight+body-part+fish.] n. anableps (genus Anableps)
Kelu-kane-tile-nine-se [four+sight+body-part+fish.] proper n. Anableps anableps -- a South American minnow-like fish that cruises the water surface; it has four lens, two equipped for air vision and two equipped for water vision
Kelu-kelu-natinu-lete-se [four+four+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Wyoming -- 44th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on July 10, 1890
kelu-kelu-pe [four+four+person.] n. 44-year old -- a person who has experienced 44 but not 45 years since birth
kelu-kitala [four+guitar.] n. uke, ukulele -- a small Hawaiian guitar having four strings
kelu-kune [four+{opposite}.] n. negative four, -4
Kelu-kutu-natinu-lete-se [four+eight+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Arizona -- 48th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Feb. 14, 1912
kelu-kutu-pe [four+eight+person.] n. 48-year old -- a person who has experienced 48 but not 49 years since birth
Kelu-lili-se [four+world.] proper n. Mars -- the fourth planet from the Sun
Kelu-lune-luna-se [four+red+moon.] proper n. Iran (IRN)
Kelu-lune-tale-se [four+red+star.] proper n. New Zealand (NZL)
Kelu-natinu-lete-se [four+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Georgia -- fourth state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 2, 1788
Kelu-nene-natinu-lete-se [four+nine+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Alaska -- 49th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 3, 1959
kelu-nene-pe [four+nine+person.] n. 49-year old -- a person who has experienced 49 but not 50 years since birth
kelu-nuka-nuni-pe [four+limb+absence+person.] n. quadruplegic
Kelu-nu-natinu-lete-se [four+one+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Montana -- 41th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Nov. 8, 1889
kelu-nu-pe [four+one+person.] n. 41-year old -- a person who has experienced 41 but not 42 years since birth
kelu-nupili [four+noble.] n. duke/duchess
kelu-nupili-lele [four+noble+{masculine}.] n. duke
kelu-nupili-sesete [four+noble+{feminine}.] n. duchess
kelu-palana-kalese [four+plant+class.] n. order
kelu-pe [four+person.] n. four-year old -- a person who has experienced four but not five years since birth
kelupe [From Germanic /grup/, extant in Afrikaans 'groep', Albanian 'grup', Azerbaijani 'qrup', Bashkir 'gruppa', Belarus 'grupa', Bosnian 'grupa', Cambodian 'grom', Catalan 'grup', Chamorro 'gurupu', Croatian 'grupa', Danish 'gruppe', Dutch 'groep', English 'group', Esperanto 'grupo', French 'groupe', Ga 'kuu', Georgian 'jgupfi', German 'gruppe', Greek (Modern) 'group', Haitian 'gwoup', Hausa 'gungu', Hindi 'giroh', Ilokano 'grupo', Indonesian '*grup' (in some set phrases), Italian 'gruppo', Japanese '*guruup' (in some set phrases), Javanese 'grup', Latvian 'grupa', Lithuanian 'grupe', Macedonian 'grupa', Maltese 'grupp', Norwegian 'gruppe', Novial 'grupe', Persian 'goruh', Polish 'grupa', Portuguese 'grupo', Romanian 'grupa^', Russian 'gruppa', Serbian 'grupa', Slovene 'gruc^a', Spanish 'grupo', Swedish 'grupp', Tajik 'gruppa', Tatar 'grupa', Tongan 'kulupu', Turkish 'grup', Twi 'kuw', Ukrainian 'grupa', Urdu 'gyroh', Uzbek 'gruppa', Welsh 'grwp', West-Armenian 'khump' and Yiddish 'grupe'. Source: Leo Moser, The Acadon System.] group -- any number of objects or events aggregated together in an unstructured fashion
kelupe-kasese [group+{abstraction}.] n. synergy
kelupe-kesinu [group+science.] n. group dynamics
kelupe-kune [group+{opposite}.] n. diffusion
kelupe-lete [group+{diminutive}.] n. few
kelupe-nasini [group+vehicle.] n. double-decker
Kelu-pene-natinu-lete-se [four+five+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Utah -- 45th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 4, 1896
kelu-pene-pe [four+five+person.] n. 45-year old -- a person who has experienced 45 but not 46 years since birth
kelu-pete [four+foot.] n. tetrapod -- vertebrate animal with four legs or leg-like limbs (as in flippers of seals)
kelu-pete-nasini [four+foot+vehicle.] n. quadcycle
kelupe-tuna [group+{augmentative}.] n. many
kelu-pusata-kalese [four+mail+class.] n. fourth class, fourth-class mail -- mail consisting of merchandise and some printed matter weighing over eight ounces and not sealed against inspection (U.S. & Canada)
kelu-sata-kalese [four+animal+class.] n. order
Kelu-sese-natinu-lete-se [four+six+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Oklahoma -- 46th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Nov. 16, 1907
kelu-sese-pe [four+six+person.] n. 46-year old -- a person who has experienced 46 but not 47 years since birth
kelu-sesune [four+season+{noun-modifier}.] adj. evergreen -- of a plant whose leaves remain during all four seasons (c.f. harsezonpanta)
kelu-sesune-nune [four+season+negation+{noun-modifier}.] adj. deciduous -- not living, flowering, etc. during all four seasons
kelu-sesune-palana [four+season+plant.] n. evergreen -- a plant whose leaves remain during all four seasons
kelu-sesune-palana [four+season+plant+{noun-modifier}.] adj. evergreen -- of a plant whose leaves remain during all four seasons
Kelu-sete-natinu-lete-se [four+seven+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. New Mexico -- 47th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 6, 1912
kelu-sete-pe [four+seven+person.] n. 47-year old -- a person who has experienced 47 but not 48 years since birth
Kelu-silu-natinu-lete-se [four+zero+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. South Dakota -- 40th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Nov. 2, 1889
kelu-silu-pe [four+zero+person.] n. 40-year old -- a person who has experienced 40 but not 41 years since birth
Kelu-sutale-kulepu-se [four+thread+body-of-water.] proper n. Missouri River -- the longest river of the United States and of North America, flowing about 4,127 km (2,565 mi) to the Mississippi River
Kelu-tesu-kitapa-se [four+god+book.] proper n. Gospel, Gospels, evangel -- four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
Kelu-ti-natinu-lete-se [four+three+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Idaho -- 43th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on July 3, 1890
kelu-ti-pe [four+three+person.] n. 43-year old -- a person who has experienced 43 but not 44 years since birth
kelu-tuna [four+{augmentative}.] n. 40
Kelu-tu-natinu-lete-se [four+two+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Washington -- 42th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Nov. 11, 1889
kelu-tu-pe [four+two+person.] n. 42-year old -- a person who has experienced 42 but not 43 years since birth
kene [From Mandarin Chinese /ken/ (meaning "cave"), with /k-/ strengthened by words for "cave" in Arabic /kaxf/, Hindi /kandra/, Spanish /kov/, English /kaiv/ and .] hole, orifice -- an opening into something but not through it [contrast 'hubac']
Kene-kalane-se [hole+communication-unit.] proper n. SETI signals -- from the water hole
kene-kasese [hole+{abstraction}.] n. cave
kene-kasese [hole+{abstraction}.] n. entrance
kene-kasese [hole+{abstraction}.] n. hole -- an unoccupied space
kene-kelepe [hole+play.] n. golf, golf game -- a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is to use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
kene-kesinu [hole+science.] n. topology
kene-kune [hole+{opposite}.] n. closed, shut -- not open [aj
kene-kune [hole+{opposite}.] n. protuberance -- something that protrudes
kene-lete [hole+{diminutive}.] n. dent, nick, indentation -- an impression on a surface (as made by a blow)
kene-lete [hole+{diminutive}.] n. depression, impression, imprint -- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Kene-nani-nalake-natinu-se [hole+soft-object+milk+nation.] proper n. Switzerland
Kene-nani-nalake-se [hole+soft-object+milk.] proper n. Swiss cheese
kene-nase-nesete [hole+nose+site.] n. sinus
kene-nesete [hole+site.] n. dig, excavation -- the site of an archeological exploration
kene-pitakesulina [hole+alphabet.] n. marquee lettering -- letters meant to be attached into grooves to spell messages on public message boards
kene-sapite-kanuna [hole+copulation+law.] n. sodomy law -- a law that prohibits oral or anal sexual intercourse
kene-sasute [hole+container.] n. can -- airtight sealed metal container for food, drink, paint, etc. {British: tin}
kene-sukale-sane-pina [hole+sugar+bread+plane.] n. waffle
kene-tuna [hole+{augmentative}.] n. cavity -- sizeable hole
kepata [From Spanish 'cebada'.] barley -- the grain of Hordeum vulgare or its varieties, used since prehistoric times for livestock feed, malt production and cereal
kepata-kasese [barley+{abstraction}.] n. cereal -- starchy grains used as food, from grasses such as wheat, oats, corn or barley
kepata-kusulu [barley+alcohol.] n. beer -- fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and hops
kepata-kusulu-lete [barley+alcohol+{diminutive}.] n. light beer -- beer with reduced alcohol content
kepata-kusulu-lete [barley+alcohol+{diminutive}.] n. near beer -- a malt liquor that does not contain enough alcohol to be considered an alocholic beverage
kepata-kusulu-tuna [barley+alcohol+{augmentative}.] n. stout -- a strong, very dark beer or ale
kepata-lete [barley+{diminutive}.] n. barleycorn -- the grain of barley
kepata-lete-kusulu [barley+{diminutive}+alcohol.] n. lager -- beer containing a relatively small amount of hops; aged from six weeks to six months for sedimentation
kepata-nasini [barley+vehicle.] n. tractor
kepata-sekupe [barley+watcher.] n. waiter, server -- a person whose occupation is to serve at table, as in a restaurant
kepata-tuna [barley+{augmentative}.] n. malt -- barley which has sprouted, used chiefly in brewing and distilling
kepata-tuna-kusulu [barley+{augmentative}+alcohol.] n. ale -- beer containing a relatively large amount of hops
kesinu [From Mandarin Chinese /keciue/.] science -- any domain of knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organised by general principles
kesinu-kesinu [science+science.] n. epistemology
kesinu-nasini [science+vehicle.] n. space probe
kesinu-tene-kiki [science+{hot-object}+measure.] n. kelvin (K)
kesinu-tene-kiki-kasese [science+{hot-object}+measure+{abstraction}.] n. thermodynamic temperature
kesu [From Indo-European *kers-, "to run", extant in Latin 'currere', extant in English 'cursor', 'course', 'corral', et al.] running movement -- moving fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
kesu-kuku [running movement+lightning.] n. epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin -- a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
kesu-kulisu [running-movement+wheel.] n. exercise wheel -- a metal or plastic wheel for small animals to run around inside.
kesu-lete [running-movement+{diminutive}+{verb}.] v. walk
kesu-lete-katuse-nine [running-movement+{diminutive}+cat+fish.] n. walking catfish (Clarias batrachus)
kesu-nasini [running-movement+vehicle.] n. bicycle
kesu-satale-sili-tuna [running-movement+{fast-object}+bird+{augmentative}.] n. ostrich (Struthio camelus)
kesu-sili [running-movement+bird.] n. roadrunner (Geococcyx)
kesu-sipe [running movement+task.] n. errand -- a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
kesu-telule [running-movement+fear.] n. dromophobia
kiki [measure+{verb}.] v. S measure O as X.
kiki [Unknown origin.] measure, measurement -- magnitude as determined by calculation
kiki-kalane [measure+communication-unit.] n. a measurement
kiki-kesinu [measure+science.] n. metrology
kiki-nasiku [measure+insect.] n. inchworm, measuring worm moth (Geometridae)
kiki-sinata [measure+tool.] n. meter, gauge -- a device for measuring
kiki-tu [measure+two.] n. measure twice, cut once -- admonition in carpentry to double-check measurements before cutting, since a cut is permanent but a measurement isn't
kipele [English 'cyber-'.] cyberspace -- all or part of a computer's storage space, whether temporary like RAM or permanent like a hard drive
kipele-kalane [cyberspace+communication-unit.] n. e-mail
kipele-kalane-paneka [cyberspace+communication-unit+reserve.] n. database, data bank -- a collection of tables of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval
kipele-kalane-seli [cyberspace+communication-unit+series.] n. table {computer science} -- a repository for tightly related data items, treated as a unit and typically arranged adjacently; a field in a record may relate that record to a record in another table
kipele-kalane-seta [cyberspace+communication-unit+set.] n. record {computer science} -- a collection of related data items, treated as a unit; a table consists of a series of records
kipele-kesinu [cyberspace+science.] n. computer+science
Kipele-nete-nunene-kalene-se [cyberspace+net+name+agent.] proper n. Exu Yangi (we miss you and your neural net, Exu!)
kipele-pitakesulina-pusi [cyberspace+alphabet+use.] n. the abbreviations, letter-abbreviations ("u r" for "you are", "2" for "to"), trendy respellings, excessive end punctuation, and laxened use of apostrophes and capital letters typically used in Internet chat rooms, message boards, Instant Messages, etc.
kipele-pusata [cyberspace+mail.] n. 1. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- an individual's collection of e-mail messages received from others (c.f. perciberpost) 2. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- a single message sent or received using an electronic mailing system (c.f. ciberpostgarm) 3. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- an application for composing, transmitting, receiving and storing e-mail messages (c.f. ciberpostgan) 4. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in (c.f. ciberpostsist)
kipele-pusata-kalane [cyberspace+mail+communication-unit.] n. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- a single message sent or received using an electronic mailing system
kipele-pusata-kalene [cyberspace+mail+agent.] n. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- an application for composing, transmitting, receiving and storing e-mail messages
kipele-pusata-nala [cyberspace+mail+disparagement.] n. spam --
kipele-pusata-sekupe [cyberspace+mail+watcher.] n. sniffer --
kipele-pusata-sise [cyberspace+mail+system.] n. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in
kipele-pusata-sunu [cyberspace+mail+sound.] n. the America Online voice recording saying, "You've got mail!"
kipele-sapite [cyberspace+copulation.] n. cybersex -- simulated sex conducted over the Internet
kipele-tile-sise [cyberspace+body-part+system.] n. an alternative physical body created for someone so s/he can live entirely within cyberspace
kipele-tisala [cyberspace+exchange.] n. e-trade, e-commerce
kipu [From Latin 'curvus', extant in Russian, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Esperanto and Novial. Vowel altered from /u/ due to a clash with an "unprintable" Russian word for "whore".] curve -- a line that smoothly and continuously deviates from straightness
kipu-kapina [curve+card.] n. the Zener card that has the wavy lines on the face
kipu-kasese [curve+{abstraction}.] n. curvature -- the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
kipu-katipa-sila [curve+bar+weapon.] n. boomerang -- a V-shaped wooden bar used as a throwing weapon.
kipu-kesinu [curve+science.] n. geometry
kipu-kune [curve+{opposite}.] n. spiral, whorl -- something wound in a continuous series of loops
kipu-kune [curve+{opposite}.] n. straight line
kipu-kune [curve+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}.] adj. straight
Kipu-kune-nana-se [curve+{opposite}+electricity.] proper n. D/C
kipu-kune-pulase [curve+{opposite}+hair+{verb}.] v. S possesses straight hair.
kipu-lete [curve+{diminutive}.] n. arc -- a segment of a circle
kipu-nuku-sili [curve+mouth+bird.] n. ibis
kipu-nuni [curve+absence.] n. perfect straightness, like the kind you want on a road as opposed to having to drive through all these twists and turns
kipu-pala [curve+fruit.] n. banana -- elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh, from plants of the genus Musa, especially Musa acuminata
kipu-pata-sane [curve+water+bread.] n. lasagna
kipu-pitakesulina [curve+alphabet.] n. hiragana -- the system of Japanese characters used to phonetically represent native words
kipu-puna [curve+form.] n. oval, ellipse -- a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and plane cutting completely through it
kipu-salata-tene [curve+vegetable+{hot-object}.] n. chili pepper; chilli -- a long, curved pepper of the species Capsicum annuum with a relatively mild degree of spiciness
Kipu-salata-tene-natinu-se [curve+vegetable+{hot-object}+nation.] proper n. Chile
kipu-sapite [curve+copulation.] n. kinky sex
kipu-satana-kaneke-sata [curve+side+shell+animal.] n. cuttlefish (order Sepioidea)
kipu-seli-kupu [curve+series+edge+{noun-modifier}.] adj. scalloped -- having a series of curves around the edges
kipu-sila [curve+weapon.] n. bow -- curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows
kipu-sunu-sinata [curve+sound+tool.] n. horn (musical instrument)
kipu-tenete-nane [curve+tooth+mammal.] n. solenodon (Solenodontidae)
kipu-tile [curve+body-part+{noun-modifier}.] adj. curvaceous -- having an attractively curved bodily figure
kipu-tuna [curve+{augmentative}.] n. spiral -- a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
kipu-tuna-pata-sane [curve+{augmentative}+water+bread.] n. ravioli
kipu-tuna-sakala [curve+{augmentative}+form.] n. helix, spiral -- a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
kisa [From Hindi & Arabic /kisa/.] story, tale -- a narrative account describing incidents or events
kisa-kaki [story+performance.] n. play -- a story made to be enacted
kisa-kaki-kani [story+performance+garment.] n. costume -- a manner of dress representing an alternate character, historical period, etc.
kisa-kaki-kitapa [story+performance+book.] n. script -- stage directions and dialogue used to direct the performance of a play
Kisa-kaki-natinu-se [story+performance+nation.] proper n. Greece
kisa-kaki-nesete [story+performance+site.] n. stage
kisa-kaki-nike [story+performance+worker.] n. actor -- a person who performs the role of a character in a play
kisa-kaki-nike-kapita [story+performance+worker+leader.] n. lead actor -- chief actor of the play
kisa-kaki-nike-pupi [story+performance+worker+people-group.] n. cast -- the set of actors performing in a play
kisa-kaki-patate [story+performance+object.] n. property, prop -- an inanimate object used onstage, separate from the scenery
kisa-kaki-pine [story+performance+building.] n. theatre, playhouse -- a building where plays are performed
kisa-kaki-tapula [story+performance+board.] n. stage -- a raised platform on which plays are perfomed
kisa-kaki-tapula-patate [story+performance+board+object.] n. property, prop -- an inanimate object used onstage, separate from the scenery
kisa-kalane [story+communication-unit.] n. plot?
kisa-kasese [story+{abstraction}.] n. narrative
kisa-kesinu [story+science.] n. drama
kisa-lete [story+{diminutive}.] n. anecdote
kisa-nunene [story+name.] n. pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre -- a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role, especially that of author
kisa-tesite [story+desire.] n. story hunger -- an emotional need for fulfillment through narrative fiction in any form (book, television sitcom, movies, etc.)
kisa-tuna [story+{augmentative}.] n. epic
kisa-tuna [story+{augmentative}.] n. idiom - a tall tale, an untrue story told to impress someone, also a legend
kisile [From Russian /kisl/ and Latin 'acidus', extant in Spanish, English, Italian, Esperanto and Novial.] acid -- a substance having a pH of less than 7.0
kisile-kalane [acid+communication-unit.] n. litmus test
kisile-kapina [acid+card.] n. a piece of paper that changes colors when exposed to chemicals, used to determine the pH of a substance
kisile-kasese [acid+{abstraction}.] n. acidity
kisile-kasese [acid+{abstraction}.] n. sourness
kisile-kesinu [acid+science.] n. chemistry
kisile-kune [acid+{opposite}.] n. alkaline
kisile-pala [acid+fruit.] n. acidic fruit -- an acidic fruit such as the lemon, lime or kumquat
kita [From Arabic /gida/.] food -- any substance that can be metabolised by an organism to give energy or build tissue
kita-kaku [food+deficit.] n. starving
kita-kalane [food+communication-unit.] n. menu
kita-kani [food+garment.] n. garnish -- something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
kita-kanuna [food+law.] n. kosher
kita-kapina [food+card.] n. food stamp -- a card periodically issued to welfare recipients representing just enough money to buy food for the month
kita-kasele [food+fraction.] n. ration -- a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
kita-kesinu [food+science.] n. gastronomy
kita-kupake [food+cup.] n. food dish -- a small container for holding food.
kita-kupu [food+edge.] n. crust -- a hard outer layer of food, especially baked goods such as bread or pizza
kitala [Spanish 'guitarra' /gitar-/ has been adopted into every major language, including Mandarin Chinese (/jita/). Present in Arabic, English, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] guitar -- a stringed instrument usu. having four, five or six strings, played by strumming or picking
kitala-kalane [guitar+communication-unit.] n. sheet music for the guitar
kitala-kelepasi [guitar+festival.] n. concert -- a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
kitala-kulete [guitar+string.] n. string -- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
kitala-lete [guitar+{diminutive}.] n. ukulele -- a four stringed musical instrument of Hawaiian origin, related to the guitar.
kitala-lete [guitar+{diminutive}.] n. ukulele -- a four stringed musical instrument of Hawaiian origin, related to the guitar
Kitala-natinu-se [guitar+nation.] proper n. Spain
kitala-nine [guitar+fish.] n. guitarfish (Rhinobatus)
kitala-sasane [guitar+government.] n. music industry -- major labels in the music industry, seen as seeking to limit and control distribution of music (through radio as well as Internet)
kita-latu [food+{loud-object}.] n. beans
kitala-tuna [guitar+{augmentative}.] n. bass guitar -- a large guitar with four strings, tuned an octave lower than the regular guitar.
kita-nuni [food+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. starving
kita-nusike [food+rodent.] n. guinea pig, cavy (Cavia)
kitapa [From Arabic /kitab/, with /kit-/ in Roumanian stem 'cit-', "read", and with initial /k-/ in Russian /knig/, "book".] book -- a copy of a written work or composition that has been published on pages bound together
kitapa-kalane [book+communication-unit.] n. blurb? ISBN number? card catalog entry?
kitapa-kali-sise [book+word+system.] n. literary language -- the formal written style of a language, especially that used in its most artistically successful literature
kitapa-kapina [book+card.] n. library card -- a card kept by one with an account for checking out books at a certain library
kitapa-kasese [book+{abstraction}.] n. literature
kitapa-kesinu [book+science.] n. library science
kitapa-kisa [book+story.] n. novel -- a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
kitapa-kune [book+{opposite}.] n. multimedia
kitapa-lane [book+face.] n. book cover
kita-pale [food+blade.] n. sickle, reaping hook, reap hook -- an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
kitapa-lete [book+{diminutive}.] n. booklet, pamphlet
kitapa-nasiku [book+insect.] n. bookworm
kitapa-nasini [book+vehicle.] n. bookmobile
kitapa-palate [book+part.] n. chapter -- a subdivision of a written work, usu. numbered and titled
kitapa-pine [book+building.] n. library -- a room where books are kept
kitapa-senuse [book+sense.] n. reading -- the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
kitapa-telule [book+fear.] n. bibliophobia
kitapa-tuna [book+{augmentative}.] n. tome
kita-pelane [food+plant-organ.] n. leaf -- one of the vein-filled parts of a plant that synthesizes food and lets out water for the plant
kita-pelane-nasiku [food+plant-organ+insect.] n. leaf-insect (family Phylliidae)
kita-pelane-pata [food+plant-organ+water.] n. dew -- drops of water left on the surface of a leaf
kita-pelane-sili [food+plant-organ+bird.] n. leafbird (Chloropsis)
kita-pelane-sutale [food+plant-organ+thread.] n. a vein of a leaf
kita-sike [food+search.] n. hunting -- the search for wild meat
kita-sise [food+system.] n. food chain -- a hierarchy of predators, prey and decomposers
kita-sise-tupe-kune [food+system+top+{opposite}.] n. plankton -- the creatures forming the bottom of the food chain
kita-tepuse [food+time.] n. meal -- the food served and eaten at one time
kita-tepuse [food+time.] n. mealtime
kita-tesite [food+desire.] n. hunger, hungriness -- a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
ku [From Chinese /ku/, with initial /k-/ in Arabic /kas/ and Romance /kruel/ forms (ultimately from Latin 'crudelis', "cruel", extant in Spanish, English, Hindi (/krur/), et al.] violence -- the use of physical force for the purpose of violating, damaging or abusing people, animals or property
ku-kalane [violence+communication-unit.] n. shout/scream
ku-kesinu [violence+science.] n. criminology
kukitu [From Latin 'cognitio', extant in Spanish, English, et al.] knowledge -- the psychological result of perception, learning and reasoning
kukitu-kalane [knowledge+communication-unit.] n. acknowledgment
kukitu-kesinu [knowledge+science.] n. philosophy
kukitu-kune [knowledge+{opposite}.] n. ignorance
kukitu-kune [knowledge+{opposite}.] n. strange
kukitu-kune-pe [knowledge+{opposite}+person.] n. stranger -- one who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
kukitu-nune-pata-lepeti [knowledge+negation+water+reptile.] n. sea serpent -- any of various long, reptilian monsters allegedly living in seas and lakes
kukitu-nune-sata-kesinu [knowledge+negation+animal+science.] n. cryptozoology -- the study of creatures that although still sighted are of unproven existence
kukitu-nuni [knowledge+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. nescient
kukitu-pe [knowledge+person.] n. acquaintance, friend -- a person with whom you are acquainted
kukitu-pe-seti [knowledge+person+emotion.] n. niceness, kindness, affability -- a disposition to be friendly, congenial and approachable
kukitu-tesite [knowledge+desire+{verb}.] v. S is interested in O.
kukitu-tesite-kasu [knowledge+desire+cause.] n. interest
kukitu-tesite-kasu [knowledge+desire+cause+{noun-modifier}.] adj. interesting
kukitu-tesite-kasu [knowledge+desire+cause+{verb}.] v. S is interesting in aspect O to X.
kukitu-tesite-kasu [knowledge+desire+cause+{verb-modifier}.] adv. interestingly
kukitu-tuna [knowledge+{augmentative}.] n. certainty
kukitu-tusane [knowledge+storm.] n. insight, brainstorm, brainwave -- the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
kuku [Unknown origin.] lightning -- the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere
kuku-kalane [lightning+communication-unit.] n. static from an electrical storm
kuku-kali [lightning+word.] n. wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness -- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
kuku-kasese [lightning+{abstraction}.] n. flash -- a sudden, short, intense display of light
kuku-kasese [lightning+{abstraction}.] n. gigawatts
kuku-katipa [lightning+bar.] n. lightning rod
kuku-kesu [lightning+running movement.] n. dash, sprint -- a quick run
kuku-kuku-kune [lightning+lightning+{opposite}.] n. lightning and thunder
kuku-kune [lightning+{opposite}.] n. non-conductive material
kuku-kune [lightning+{opposite}.] n. thunder
kuku-kune-sunu-sinata [lightning+{opposite}+sound+tool.] n. timpani, kettledrums
kuku-lete [lightning+{diminutive}.] n. spark
kuku-lete [lightning+{diminutive}.] n. static
kuku-lete [lightning+{diminutive}.] n. thunderbolt, thunderstone -- a flash of lightning conceived of as a bolt, dart or stone hurled from the heavens
kuku-nasini [lightning+vehicle.] n. panzer
ku-kune [violence+{opposite}.] n. gentleness -- mildness of manner or disposition
kuku-pale [lightning+blade.] n. cattle prod -- a usually electrified pointed object designed for driving cattle.
kuku-puluni [lightning+full container.] n. generator -- engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
kuku-sili [lightning+bird.] n. (mythical) thunderbird
kuku-sunu [lightning+sound.] n. thunder -- the sound typically accompanying lightning in a storm
kuku-telule [lightning+fear.] n. keraunophobia
Kuku-tine-se [lightning+day.] proper n. Thursday (or duevdin)
kuku-tuna [lightning+{augmentative}.] n. sheet lightning
kula [From Arabic /kura/.] sphere -- three-dimensional closed surface such that each point is equidistant from another
kula-kelepe [sphere+play.] n. athletics -- an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
kula-kene-kelepe [sphere+hole+play.] n. pool, billiards -- any of several games played on a rectangular cloth-covered table with cushioned edges in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory or composition balls
kula-kesinu [sphere+science.] n. spherical geometry
kula-kuku [sphere+lightning.] n. ball lightning
kula-kunapale-pete [sphere+multiplication+foot.] n. millipede (class Diplopoda)
kula-nasini [sphere+vehicle.] n. a small transparent plastic globe for a rodent or other small animal to run around inside.
kula-nasini [sphere+vehicle.] n. gerbil globe -- a transparent sphere a rodent can maneuver around
kula-nu-kelu-pete [sphere+one+four+foot.] n. pillbug -- an isopod capable of rolling up into a ball
kula-pusi-pe [sphere+use+person.] n. ball player
kula-sata [sphere+animal.] n. tribble
kula-sinata [sphere+tool.] n. bat, stick, racket/racquet -- any ball-hitting tool
kula-sinata-sisi [sphere+tool+movement.] n. strike -- pitch that the batter misses and/or pitch within the strike zone that the batter does not hit
kula-sinata-sisi-kula [sphere+tool+movement+sphere.] n. hit -- successful stroke of the bat
kula-sisi [sphere+movement+{verb}.] v. roll -- to move along in the manner a ball-shaped object does
kula-sisi-kune-pe [sphere+movement+{opposite}+person.] n. catcher -- person stationed behind home plate that catches pitched balls
kula-sisi-nala [sphere+movement+disparagement.] n. foul -- ball struck with the bat that does not stay within the foul lines on the field
kula-sisi-pe [sphere+movement+person.] n. pitcher -- person who throws the ball toward the batter
Kula-sunu-sinata-se [sphere+sound+tool.] proper n. Helmholtz resonator
kuleke [correct+{verb}.] v. S is correct about O.
kuleke [From Latin 'corect-', extant in Spanish, English, et al.] correct -- the state of being free from errors or mistakes
kuleke-kalane [correct+communication-unit.] n. etiquette
kuleke-kasese [correct+{abstraction}.] n. nicety -- conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
kuleke-kune [correct+{opposite}.] n. incorrect -- the state of having errors or mistakes
kuleke-kune [correct+{opposite}.] n. wrong -- not right
kuleke-kune [correct+{opposite}.] n. wrong, incorrect -- not correct [aj
kuleke-kune-kasese [correct+{opposite}+{abstraction}.] n. error; problem -- thing wrong with something
kuleke-lete [correct+{diminutive}.] n. rightness -- accordance with accepted standards of usage or procedure
kuleke-tenete [correct+tooth.] n. orthodonture (c.f. dentcorect)
kuleke-tuna [correct+{augmentative}.] n. rightness -- accordance with conscience or morality
kulepe [From Russian /koleb/, with initial /k-/ in Arabic /khaz/ and Hindi /khil/.] oscillation -- movement or swinging from side to side regularly; as of a pendulum
kulepe-kalane [oscillation+communication-unit.] n. communication by radio
kulepe-kasese [oscillation+{abstraction}.] n. indecision
kulepe-kesinu [oscillation+science.] n. phonology
kulepe-kiki-sinata [oscillation+measure+tool.] n. oscillometer
kulepe-kune [oscillation+{opposite}.] n. person who has very strong opinions, and will probably foist them on you whether you like it or not
kulepe-lape [oscillation+lamp.] n. stroboscope, strobe, strobe light -- instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary
kulepe-lete [oscillation+{diminutive}.] n. casual fence-sitter -- a person who has no strong opinions on the given topic; someone who could go either way
kulepe-nana [oscillation+electricity.] n. A/C
kulepe-napine [oscillation+{frequent-event}.] n. high frequency
kulepe-sunu-sinata [oscillation+sound+tool.] n. bell
kulepe-tile [oscillation+body-part.] n. uvula
kulepe-tuna [oscillation+{augmentative}.] n. determined fence-sitter -- person who refuses to take any stand on the given topic
kulepu [From Spanish 'cuerpo de agua'.] body of water -- part of the earth's surface covered with water
kulepu-kune [body-of-water+{opposite}.] n. island
kulepu-kune [body-of-water+{opposite}.] n. land mass
Kulepu-kune-natinu-lete-se [body-of-water+{opposite}+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Hawaii
kulepu-kune-tuna [body-of-water+{opposite}+{augmentative}.] n. continent
kulepu-nasini [body-of-water+vehicle.] n. boat
kulepu-nusika [body of water+music.] n. burbling, rippling, babbling, guggling, bubble, gurgle -- flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise, as of water; "babbling brooks"
kulepu-panupu [body-of-water+bamboo.] n. cattail
kulepu-sisana [body-of-water+horse.] n. hippopotamus
kulete [From Greek 'khorde', extant in Latin, Spanish, Italian, English, Dutch, Novial, et al.] string, thread -- a lightweight cord, typically used for weaving, fastening, tying or lacing
kulete-kanete [string+fastener.] n. knot - any of various fastenings by tying a cord upon itself or to another cord or object
kulete-kanete [thread+fastener+{v.}.] v. sew, run up, sew together, stitch -- fasten by sewing; do needlework
kulete-kanete-kelupe [string+fastener+group.] n. bundle -- a collection of things wrapped or tied together
kulete-kasese [string+{abstraction}.] n. string -- a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
kulete-kelupe [string+group.] n. cushion -- a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers, foam, rubber, etc.
kulete-kelupe-pine [string+group+building.] n. tent -- a portable shelter of leather, canvas or other fabric stretched over a framework of poles
kulete-kulete [string+string.] n. rope -- a strong cord made of two or more other cords twisted together
kulete-kune [string+{opposite}.] n. chain
kulete-kupu [string+edge.] n. fringe -- edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
kulete-lete [string+{diminutive}.] n. thread -- a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton, silk, wool, nylon, etc.) used in sewing or weaving
kulete-nikule [string+tiny object/event.] n. tendon, sinew -- a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
kulete-nutuse [thread+node.] n. stitch -- a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric
kulete-pitakesulina [string+alphabet.] n. quipu -- a system of recording messages and representing words and numbers by tying knots in certain patterns
kulete-pusata [string+mail.] n. parcel, bundle -- some mail wrapped, boxed or tied together
kulete-sasute [string+container.] n. spool -- reel upon which thread, tape, film or other flexible materials can be wound
kulete-sila [string+weapon.] n. whip -- instrument with a handle and flexible lash that is used for whipping
kulete-sila-sili [string+weapon+bird.] n. whipbird (Psophodes)
kulete-sinata [string+tool.] n. needle -- a sharp, pointed, usu. steel instrument
kulete-sinata-nine [string+tool+fish.] n. needlefish
kulete-suli [string+connection+{verb}.] v. knit -- make textiles by linking yarn threads together [v
kulete-suli-sasute [string+connection+container.] n. basket -- a container, usu. woven, usu. has handles
kulete-sunu-sinata [string+sound+tool.] n. stringed musical instrument
kulete-tuna [string+{augmentative}.] n. cord -- a cable made of twisted twine, fibers or thre